A spokesman for Rep. Nan Hayworth (R-N.Y.) is facing criticism after advocating violence against female Democratic senators in a Facebook post.

Jay Townsend, the official campaign spokesman for the freshman representative, went on a vicious online rant on Saturday, which he began by taunting a constituent who voiced criticism about an earlier post on gas prices. “Listen to Tom. What a little bee he has in his bonnet. Buzz Buzz,” Townsend wrote.

“My question today… when is Tommy boy going to weigh in on all the Lilly Ledbetter hypocrites who claim to be fighting the War on Women? Let’s hurl some acid at those female democratic Senators who won’t abide the mandates they want to impose on the private sector.”

Acid throwing is not a joke. It is a serious and horrificform of gender-based violence. Seventy two percent of the time, victims of acid throwing are women. In fact, an attack occurred in Pakistan just four days ago– two women and one two year-old child were injured.

That won’t cut it, not at all. In fact, it’s so inadequate a response that even some Republicans are aghast over it. Here’s Red State diarist Owen Kellogg, who writes as GISAP at Red State, on the situation: “Whatever the context of his comment, it’s going to be difficult to defend his suggestion that we ‘hurl acid at those female Democratic Senators.’”